Robin,my 2 cents in this is,just try to get your mom to get some of those meds,with those it's never wise to go cold turkey,it has to be over a longer period.
I couldn’t agree more. Families should stay together and take care of each other. Sticking together and having each other’s back is what makes life so much better.Robin,
Just love her. We all start confused and oblivious to the world. And for many people, they end in that same state. It's really hard for the loved ones to watch it. But be grateful that you are there and able to help her in her years of need.
I'll give an example that is awful. This past week I read about an elderly man who was put into a care facility 3 months ago. Family would visit. They discovered that the staff never properly bathed him and his 'privates' were so bad they had gangrene. He died within days. As long as it's possible, I think it's best to keep family at home.
There are some horror stories about the uncircumcised elderly.
my parents are long gone, as is most of my family, I have a male cousin in a nursing home in Australia and a female married cousin(his sister) about 25 miles away, that's it, apart from a half sister near London.
My father's 86 now. He gets more grumpy ever year.
A lot of the things they will do is try to exert control, or maintain control and they tend to go overboard on that. Yes, she is self diagnosing, that is not a good thing.Mom decided much of her problems were caused by her antidepressants. She cut down then stopped. During the time, she was in bed. She was just taking little pieces to keep a little in her system. She was doing great for 4 days . She stopped completely and today she is mad at the world. She is also back in bed. I told her to take a little. I don't know if she will.
I agree, but there are good places too. You have to hunt for them, do research and spy them out.Robin,
Just love her. We all start confused and oblivious to the world. And for many people, they end in that same state. It's really hard for the loved ones to watch it. But be grateful that you are there and able to help her in her years of need.
I'll give an example that is awful. This past week I read about an elderly man who was put into a care facility 3 months ago. Family would visit. They discovered that the staff never properly bathed him and his 'privates' were so bad they had gangrene. He died within days. As long as it's possible, I think it's best to keep family at home.
Got that right, I'm halfway to grumpville myself.By 86, your body has more things going wrong than going right, they have a reason to be grumpy. They earned a bit of grumpy.
She was up walking this morning. I'm very torn on how to handle the situation.
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